One popular action star reveals he rejected the role as the MI6 spy James Bond because his wife told him she would not marry him if he did. One popular action star revealed that they rejected the role as James Bond because his wife would refuse to marry him if he did. Originally created in 1953 by novelist Ian Fleming, the charming spy took the world by storm in 1962 with the franchise's first feature film, Dr. No. For over six decades and 25 Eon Productions films, six lead actors have portrayed Bond to include Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger...